Nebraska could pull thousands of young children out of poverty by providing their families with a state child tax credit, a legislative panel was told Wednesday. But members of the Revenue Committee [...]
A new bill in Nebraska's legislature could give nearly 100,000 families extra money to help with raising young children. For the second straight year, Lincoln Sen. Danielle Conrad is proposing the state [...]
When the U.S. Senate is back in session next week, senators are expected to consider a bipartisan tax bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would expand the federal Child [...]
For seven years in the Legislature, Tom Briese helped shape Nebraska’s tax debate, often steering the property tax portions of the proposals with State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Omaha and Govs. [...]
Despite pushback on many of the proposals to get there, Gov. Jim Pillen said Wednesday he remains committed to his ambitious goal of reducing state property taxes by 40% via shifts to [...]
Most able-bodied people receiving SNAP benefits in Nebraska would be required to enroll in Nebraska's Employment and Training program, according to a new bill from State Sen. Ben Hansen. Hansen testified on Wednesday [...]
Ensuring food security for Nebraskans continues to be a subject of policy debate this legislative session. A bill (LB 1381) that would impose work requirements as a condition for receiving benefits through [...]
https://youtu.be/753ea9Qld3g With policymakers in Nebraska considering a significant shift from property taxes to sales taxes, two tax policy experts shared insights on the concept of “ability to pay” and discussed the [...]
Twin Cities Development hosted a second presentation on the EPIC Tax Option, a proposed tax initiative that would replace most of Nebraska’s current tax system with a consumption tax. Mark Bonkiewicz, a [...]
Not much has changed since the winter of 2022. There are still long lines of cars wrapped around North 30th Street to Ames Avenue in Omaha, all waiting for supplies from the Black [...]